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HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Virtual Connect server profiles 204

Column name

Description

profile is unassigned and the domain is set to show factory default MAC

addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears. If the profile is using VC-defined

MAC addresses, the VC-defined MAC address appears. If the profile is using

hardware MAC addresses, FACTORY-DEFAULT appears.

Mapping

Server hardware mapping assignment. See "iSCSI and FCoE port

assignments (on page

167

)."

Action

Delete a connection. Connections can be removed starting with the last

connection in the list.

* Only Flex-10 NICs and FlexFabric NICs connected to Flex-10 modules and FlexFabric modules are able to

set the transmit bandwidth allocation. Other parts are restricted to the actual physical speed (1Gb).
The following table describes the available actions in the Edit Server Profile screen. Clicking another link in

the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

Task

Action

Edit a profile name

Type a name in the Profile Name field.

Hide or show unused FlexNICs Select Hide Unused FlexNICs to prevent the operating system from

enumerating FlexNICs. Deselect Hide Unused FlexNICs to enumerate all
FlexNICs.

The default setting for profiles created using VC 4.10 is to hide the unused

FlexNICs.
The default setting for profiles created using VC 4.01 or earlier is to show the

unused FlexNICs. You must manually hide unused FlexNICs for a profile

created in VC 4.01 or earlier by editing the profile and selecting the Hide

Unused FlexNICs option.
Selecting this option might reorder NIC enumeration in the host operating

system. This can disrupt server communications and require the server

administrator to manually readjust the network configuration, such as NIC
teaming, to restore communication.

Change the associated network
access group

Click the Network Access Group pull-down arrow, and then select a network

access group.

Assign a Network Name

1

Click Unassigned in the Network Name field, and then click the pull-down
arrow.

2

Click Select a network... or Multiple Networks to find and select a network
for this connection.

You can also select multiple networks. See "Multiple network connections for
a server port (on page

192

)."

Change the port speed setting

Click the pull-down arrow in the Port Speed Setting column, and then select

Preferred, Auto, or Custom. If Custom is selected, set the port speed, and then

click OK.

Enable or disable PXE, or use the

Use BIOS setting

Click the pull-down arrow in the PXE column and select Enabled, Disabled, or

Use BIOS.

Select a multicast filter or filter set Click the pull-down arrow in the Multicast Filter column and select a multicast

filter or filter set.

Delete an Ethernet connection

Click the Delete link in the Action column, or click the connection to select it,
right-click to display a menu, and then click Delete. The first two connections

cannot be deleted.

Add an Ethernet connection

Click Add at the bottom of the Ethernet Adapter Connections table, or
right-click in the table, and then select Add.

Delete an iSCSI connection

Click the Delete link in the Action column, or click the connection to select it,